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Photo: Mercedes-Benz Trucks is the worldwide technological leader in the use of 3D printed components, and will in future also produce complex metallic spare and special parts in first-class quality. The view into the interior of the 3D printer shows the first printed thermostat covers, which are still connected to the work platform. After removal of the platform and support structure, the aluminium/silicon metallic powder is removed by suction, sieved, cleaned and ecologically fed back into the recycling system. (credit: Mercedes-Benz Trucks)

Photo: Mercedes-Benz Trucks is the worldwide technological leader in the use of 3D printed components, and will in future also produce complex metallic spare and special parts in first-class quality. The view into the interior of the 3D printer shows the first printed thermostat covers, which are still connected to the work platform. After removal of the platform and support structure, the aluminium/silicon metallic powder is removed by suction, sieved, cleaned and ecologically fed back into the recycling system. (credit: Mercedes-Benz Trucks)